<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-10-21 11:37 GMT+02:00 Patrick Shirkey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pshirkey@boosthardware.com" target="_blank">pshirkey@boosthardware.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
On Tue, October 21, 2014 8:27 pm, Carlos sanchiavedraz wrote:<br>
> 2014-10-20 17:10 GMT+02:00 Patrick Shirkey <<a href="mailto:pshirkey@boosthardware.com">pshirkey@boosthardware.com</a>>:<br>
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>><br>
>> On Mon, October 20, 2014 10:59 pm, Jeremy Jongepier wrote:<br>
>> > On 10/20/2014 11:34 AM, Atte wrote:<br>
>> >> Dunno about jack, but it seems interesting! However I can't seem to<br>
>> find<br>
>> >> any prices...<br>
>> ><br>
>> > These devices are fairly cheap starting from about $50:<br>
>> ><br>
>> <a href="http://www.dx.com/p/ditter-u20-dual-core-android-4-2-google-tv-hd-player-w-1gb-ram-4gb-rom-hdmi-black-300969#.VET43IXSWAs" target="_blank">http://www.dx.com/p/ditter-u20-dual-core-android-4-2-google-tv-hd-player-w-1gb-ram-4gb-rom-hdmi-black-300969#.VET43IXSWAs</a><br>
>> ><br>
>><br>
>> If you want something that is relatively cheap that can run pianoteq,<br>
>> linuxsampler, etc... then you should look into the Intel NUC range.<br>
>><br>
>> They provide a very nice piece of gear for a stand alone solution and<br>
>> decent responsive support via the OTC forums. I requested a change to<br>
>> the<br>
>> BIOS and they did it for me as an update.<br>
>><br>
>> I have had one for several months as a head for my home entertainment<br>
>> center and it is working very well. Yesterday I did some edits with<br>
>> ardour2. All I had to do was "apt-get install ardour".<br>
>><br>
>> It's not $50 but it is less than $300 for a complete 64 bit x86 solution<br>
>> including RAM/HDD/SSD. The case is brushed aluminium and it is very<br>
>> robust. If you get an SSD it is nearly 100% solid state apart from the<br>
>> CPU<br>
>> fan which is almost noiseless.<br>
>><br>
>> My (cheap) home stereo speaker system generates more noise than the fan<br>
>> and I have it running 24/7 for net streaming to TV with full 1080p over<br>
>> hdmi.<br>
>><br>
>> Saves all the hassle of learning how to cross compile and the general<br>
>> issues associated with developing for ARM.<br>
>><br>
>> I tried several other options before settling on this one. They were<br>
>> cheaper but also more frustrating.<br>
>><br>
>> Intel are catching up on ARM these days with the 16/14/12nm fab process.<br>
>><br>
>> > That's one of the cheapest I could find with an Allwinner A20 chipset.<br>
>> > Better would be to get something like a Cubieboard.<br>
>> ><br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Patrick Shirkey<br>
>> Boost Hardware Ltd<br>
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> That about Intel NUC range sounds really interesting. Which device do you<br>
> have, Patrick? I guess the possibilities are one of these:<br>
> <a href="http://techpartner.intel.com/campaigns/nuc/" target="_blank">http://techpartner.intel.com/campaigns/nuc/</a><br>
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</div></div>I got the cheapest one at the time which was the DNY2820FKH. It has a dual<br>
core celeron and 4GB RAM. I think it can take up to 16GB.<br>
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> Apart from running Ardour, what about RT and IRQs and that stuff?<br>
> Thanks Patrick.<br>
><br>
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</span>The rt config is in place but I haven't really pushed it for audio<br>
generation yet. It runs electricsheep and full 1080p video/audio without<br>
any issues. I can get about 30fps with 1080p which is decent for viewing<br>
but not fast enough for competitive playing.<br>
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Here is cat /proc/interrupts<br>
CPU0 CPU1<br>
0: 26 0 IO-APIC-edge timer<br>
1: 2 0 IO-APIC-edge i8042<br>
8: 1 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi rtc0<br>
9: 0 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi acpi<br>
10: 10801372 0 IO-APIC-edge ite-cir<br>
12: 4 0 IO-APIC-edge i8042<br>
103: 1018511 0 PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd<br>
104: 7418719 0 PCI-MSI-edge ahci<br>
105: 113014233 0 PCI-MSI-edge eth0<br>
106: 216595760 0 PCI-MSI-edge i915<br>
107: 373 1604714 PCI-MSI-edge iwlwifi<br>
108: 1368299 0 PCI-MSI-edge snd_hda_intel<br>
NMI: 48085 47493 Non-maskable interrupts<br>
LOC: 383351941 317871495 Local timer interrupts<br>
SPU: 0 0 Spurious interrupts<br>
PMI: 48085 47493 Performance monitoring interrupts<br>
IWI: 4051038 6083943 IRQ work interrupts<br>
RTR: 0 0 APIC ICR read retries<br>
RES: 69587463 71022804 Rescheduling interrupts<br>
CAL: 427 487 Function call interrupts<br>
TLB: 1192097 1158476 TLB shootdowns<br>
TRM: 0 0 Thermal event interrupts<br>
THR: 0 0 Threshold APIC interrupts<br>
MCE: 0 0 Machine check exceptions<br>
MCP: 2904 2904 Machine check polls<br>
ERR: 0<br>
MIS: 0<br>
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Patrick Shirkey<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thanks!<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">It'll be great if it runs Debian/Musix and if it could be configured for RT audio.<br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br>-- <br><br>C. sanchiavedraZ:<br>* NEW / NUEVO: <a href="http://www.sanchiavedraZ.com" target="_blank">www.sanchiavedraZ.com</a><br>* Musix GNU+Linux: <a href="http://www.musix.es" target="_blank">www.musix.es</a>
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